› added 13 years ago

116

TIL that Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, resisted an effort by network executives to put a Christian chaplain on the crew of the Enterprise

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

Q5ma TIL that in swimming finishes within 0.01 seconds are considered a tie, because to determine times within 0.001 seconds the length of each lane could differ no more than 1.7mm.
nWw7G TIL to flush a horses tear duct in their eyes, the vet syringe the solution through their nostril, not their eyeball.
4kOQX TIL the Story of Mihailo Tolotos, the Greek Monk Who Lived a Lifetime Without Seeing a Woman
e0Bg6 TIL about Julia Popova, who was stabbed by a mugger as she walked home from work one in 2010 - but she was so traumatised by the attack that she walked home without realising the knife was embedded in her, just a fraction of an inch from her spinal cord.
QNvma TIL Hello Kitty has a boyfriend named "Dear Daniel"